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Specieation of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907.

` Original application ille@ November 30, 1906, Serial No. 846,690. `Divided and this application led February 20,1997.

` B'erial No. 358,352.

To all whom' t may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE B. YOUNG and JOSEPH H. 'YOUNG both citizens of the VUnited States, `and residents of El Paso, in

the county of El Paso and State of Texas, have invented a new and Im roved Corn- Popper, of which the following 1s a full, clear, and exact descriptin.-

The subject matter of this application is directed to improvements in corn-poppers, application filed November 30, 1906, Serial o. 345,690. The invention, although more especially .designed for popping corn, is not limited to this particular use, as it may be used advantageously in roasting peanuts, chestnuts and asa cookin device generally.`

lhe object of the invention, primarily, is to provide for the cookingroasting, etc. in a manner that the sameniay be carried out uniformly; provision being made for the automatic release of the corn from the po er should the pan in which it is contained iFto the overiowing point.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specificav tion, in which similar characters of reference indicate. corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one embodiment of lour invention; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view similar to' Fig. 1, showing the pan and lid separated; Fi 3 is a central, vertical section through the ,'d' and pan, showing in dotted` outline the position assumed by sectors of the lid as when the pan fills with corn to the overflowin point, and Fi 4 is a horizontal section su stantially. on t e line 4 -4 of Fig.y 3, looking in the direction of the arrow.-

In carrying out the invention we em loy a support 1, preferably in the nature of a ox, in which is contained a motor intergeared with a vertical driving shaft 2, as shown in dotted outline in Fig. 1. This shaft 2, which is journaled in the support 1, projects a short distance abovetlietop thereof, 'where it is provided witha transverse pin'3, adapted to engage in the slots-4 of a thimble 5, as shown in Fig. 3, holding saidthimble a ainst relative rotary movement .on the s aft.l The upper end of the thimble 5 is threaded into a center-plate 6, which is secured totli'e under' face of-asheet metal cup 7, a sheet of mat'erial, 8 being interposed between the late and cup to linsulate them 'from eac other.'

pan 9 of similar construction, and for With the cup a heatin chamber therebetween for containing a suita le heating device hereinafter referred' to; The pan and cup are both preferably constructed of aluminium Seated or telescoped within thec'u'p 7 is Ia' and are rigidly secured together b screws o r bolts 10'which also'pass through rackets 11 arranged aboutthe cu the latter sup'- porting a wire 11a -encirc 'ng the pan andA iaft2 ormingba handle adapting both the Culp and an to e lifted from the end of the s or emptying the pan or'for any other purpose.

Fixed to the support 1 at one side ofthe shaft 2, is a standard 12, to the up erfend of which is pivotall connected a han -lever 13,I

normally `forced in the direction of the an `by a spring 14 connecting t-lie lever with the standard 12. The end ofthe lever -13 over. hanging the an 9 Vis downwardly-turned and has rigidly xed lthereto at its extremity an agitatmg device consisting of transverse arms 13 and also fixed thereabove a lid 15 which is preferablyshaped as the frustuin of a cone, with hingedly connected sectors 16, said sectors ada ted to move outwardly .to the dotted position iii Fig. 3 should the pan become filled with pop ed corn to the overflowing oint. 'For ho din the lid 15 in an elevate position in `order t at access to the.

pan may be obtained, is provided a projection or pin 17 extending from the lever 13 at y the opposite side of its pivotal connection,

said pin being adapted Ato be, engagedby a' spring hook 18 carried bythe standard 12,

maintaining lthe lever and 'lid as illustrated in Fig. 2. l v

The compartment or chamber between the su ating material 19 land 20, respectively,

said material being preferably micaZ as also' ranged iii the compartment between the cup and pan. The conductors23 and 24, as

shown in Fig. 3, leadl from contact rings 26 and 27, respectively, surrounding a cylinder 28 of wood or other insulating material, said vcu 7 and pan 9 is lined with sheets of in- '4 I the terminal points of a heating coil 25, said 'coil being s irally wrapped around a ring'of mica or ot er insulating material 25", ar-A Cylinder being rigidly fixed to the tumble 5. The rings 26 and 27, when the pan is seated overthe shaft 2, are engaged by brushes 28 las and 29, respectively, the. brushes being coupled by suitable conductors to any source of electrical supply, through bindingposts 30 and 31.

It is obvious from the construction described that when the shaft 2 is caused to revolve, the pan and attached mechanism when enggged therewith, will be likewise driven. uring this operation the coil 25 is heated from a suitable 'source of electrical supply, causing the cooking or roasting to ta e place uniformly throughout, through the action of the stirring or agitating device 13a. If the material in the an be popcorn, the corn, after popping, willi remain 1n the pan until the same is filled to the overflowing point, after which it will raise the sectors 16 and permit the corn to fall from the pan.

Although we have described the preferred embodiment of the invention in detail, in order that the construction and operation might be fully understood, we regard the precise construction as not material and that the scope of the invention is limited by the scope of the annexed claims.

Having thus described our invention we claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a device of the character described, in combination, a cu and a pan telesccped together providing a eating chamber therebetween, and means for revolving said an.

c 2. In a device of the character descri ed, 1n combinatlon, a vertical shaft, a cup removably seated over the shaft and held against relative rotation thereon, a pan telescoped within the cup thus providing a heating chamber therebetween, and means for revolving said shaft.

3. In a device of the character described,

in combination, a vertical shaft, a cu Ihaving a thimble adapting it to be remova ly centurne together, providing a eating chamber therebetween, a conical lid for said pan provided with hingedly connected sectors, a stirring device, and means for revolving said stirring device and pan relatively to each other.

5. In a device of the character described, in combination, a pan, means for heating said an,- a lever having a downwardlygend overhanging said pan, and a hd and a stirring device attached to said downwardly-turned end.

6. In a device of the character described, in combination, a pan, means for heating said pan, a lever having a downwardlyturne end overhanging the pan, a lid attached to said downwardly turned end, means for forcin said lidin contact with thc pan, and means or holding said lid in an elcvated position.

7. In a device of the character described, in combination, a pan, means for heating said pan, a hand lever havin r a downwardlyturned end overhanging said pan, a stirring p device and a lid secured to said overhanging end, and means vfor holding the lid and pan in contact.

8. In a device of the character described, in combination, a vertical shaft, means for revolving said shaft, a an, means adapting the pan to be remova ly attached to the shaft, and means for heating said pan.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presencel of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE B. YOUNG. v JOSEPH H.l YOUNG. Witnesses:

C. S. PICKRELL,

AURROLA F. YOUNG. 

